TRAINING & RECRUITMENT AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH
PP CONTROL & AUTOMATION
Outsourcing could solve industry ’ s ‘ people puzzle ’ predicts PP C & A chief
Outsourcing non-core manufacturing activities could provide a hidden answer to industry ’ s growing skills shortage according to one of the sector ’ s leading CEOs .
PP Control & Automation ’ s Tony Hague believes companies , struggling with the recruitment puzzle , are missing out on a golden opportunity to solve their ‘ people woes ’ and become faster and more efficient in the process .
With unemployment rates in the UK extremely low and Brexit ’ s brain drain causing one of the biggest employment crises seen in decades , firms are being urged to consider an alternative approach that could transfer risk and the costly expense of finding and recruiting staff .
“ The last twelve months have brought the job market firmly into the attention of manufacturers and we ’ ve recently seen several companies switching to alternative ways of balancing out recruitment and retention ,” explained Tony .
“ In a nutshell , if bosses decide to outsource certain tasks and processes , they can save costs associated with hiring and training new employees .”
He continued : “ If you strip back recruitment to its very basics , then outsourcing part , or all of the machine build , means your strategic outsourcing partner will take on the costs and responsibility of recruiting new employees and you don ’ t have to face the hefty bills associated with candidate advertising or appointing a recruitment agency .
“ Naturally , outsourcing this ‘ risk ’ makes perfect efficiency and time sense . You benefit from having an expert in place to save you money and time and you don ’ t have to worry about hiring , training and indeed losing employees .”
PP Control & Automation , which employs 230 people at its world class facility in Cheslyn Hay , is one of the most experienced outsourcing specialists in the country , helping build machines that robotically milk cows , provide everyday packaging solutions , protect your phones
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